Manipulator.



TEST V-L DI @GPX J. W. WEBER.

MANIPULATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APILZ. 1906.

No. 843,422. BATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

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No. 843,422. PATENTBD FEB. s, 1907.

. J. W. WEBER.

MANIPULATOR.

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JOHN W. WEBER, OF PITTSBURG, PFNNSYLVANIA;

MANIPULATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907. l'

Application tiled April 2,1906l Serial N0. 309,340.

citizen ol' the lfniled States ol' America, lee sldnlg at llttshurg, ill ille county ot lleghenv and Slate of PennsylvaniaJ have invented eertaln new and usel'ul improvements ln ).lanlpulalors, et" which ille t`ollowing is a speciliealioll, rel'el'enee heilig had, therein to ille accompanying drawlngs.

lllis invention lelales to certain llew alld il il.

useful improvements ill lllalliptilatois, and` whereby they ma)Y be driven troni a common lelaes particularly to a lllailipillator l'or iron and steel during the lllzlntll'aelure `ol' various products l'lolll illgois or hille.s.

The manipulator is particularly adapted kfer illerchant mills, bloomingmills, and

. l aim to provide a simple alld easily-umilipil-I mills wherein large pieces ol hea-ted iioll and steel are reduced to eonltnei'cial sizes.

The primary ohjeet otl my invelllioll is to provide a novel and unique. t'orlll ol lllallipnator h v which an ingot r billet` may bei readil)v and etl'ectually handled. 'lo tllis elld lated apparatus bv which an ingot ol` considerable weight can be easily and quickly turned. The apparatus in iis entirety can he easily controlled by one operator, wllo simply tllaniilulaies a valve or valves to rap idly turn pieces oi material as they enter the apparatus.

'ith the above and other objects in View, which will lllole readily appeal' as the nature oi the invention is het/ter understood, the saule eollsis` in t he novel construction, conlbinaiion, and arrangement, i' parts to be hereiinll't er illore l'lllly described and claimed, and, referring to ille. drawings accolllpanyillg this applicafioil, lllie nlltllet'als ol' reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, ill which Figure l is :l side elevation ol' nl improved apparatus, pllrtlv lll'olteil away. liig. 2 is n l'lllgnlental'-i' longitudinal sectional view ol' the sa-nle. Fig. I; isa plan ol` the apparatus, partij: lll'olien :tu av. l"lg. l is a perspective vview olI one olille lliovllllle heads 0l. the ap paraltls. lt`ig. is a detail perspective view oll a portion ot' the appara. tls, illltslrailngone end ol' one ol t he tl.-llls\.'el'st` guideways. l"ig. t3 is a cross-sectioned view talien on ille. lille :12J: of Fig. l` Fig. T is a perspective View olE one oll the turning-hars ol' ille apparatus. l"ig. S is a detail perspet-li'e view ol a pori loll ol oile ol' ille heads ol' t lle apparatus. Fig'. t) is a detail pel'spi`- tive view of a portion ot olle ol the gilidewauvs ol the apparatus,

V'lo put my illvelltioil into practice, I construct mv improved apparatus upon suitable strong and durable foundations t', 2, 3, 4, andi), ille foundations 1 and '.2 heingfoin in number, which sllpport longitudinal I-beams ralit y ol' hearings or journal-boxes 7 of a convent ionalt'orm, and in said bearings are journaled a plurality ol' transversely-disposed rollers o', ille-ends or necks of said rollers being provided wil ll `beveled gear-wheels 9,

shalt (not shown,) which is driven byaniotor or t'roln a suitable source ofenergyorpower. Between ille I-heanls 6 6 of the apparatus are llloilllted two transverse guldeways 10 lt), said gilideways having their ends cut.

away, as atl 1, to tit within slots 12, provided therefor ill the Ishealns the manner ofjoining the gtiidewavs tothe I-hetl-ins beiner elearl \V shown ill ligs. 5 and t), wherein it will be observed that the guidewavs are prevellted l'lom being hltelall)r dis )laced or becoming disengaged l`ronl said I-lleanls. The llpper edges of the guideways are beveled, as at 14 14, and upon the beveled edffes' are adapted to slide blocks 15 15. The blocks 15 are secured hvnuts and bolts 16 16 within recesses 17 1T formed in the lowerlaces of heads 18 18, one of said heads being clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawinrfs.

In practice 1 mount two heads il on theguideways 1() 1t), these heads ycon routing one another and being independentl)v controlled, as will he presently described. Each head consists of an oblong recessed hed)Y 19,

lhaving vertically*disposed `openings 2t) 2t) delI ti is secured lo tht` vtop olI eat-ll 'head bv l i l l scl'eu'dlolts i, which t'ornled ill each head.

-.\s two cylinders Bti lti and two heads 1S lll-e elllplo ed ill connection with nl v ipparat tts llild as the heads. cylinders-` and their appurteuant parts are identical ill eollstructltln'one to the other, l deelll it only necessary to describe one cylinder, head; ll'll'ld its pass illto openings 2S l'pon ille I-beallls are mounted a plu- Y IOC appurtenant parts, which constitute onehalf of my improved apparatus. A In describing one half or side of the apparatus I desire it to be understood at all times that the opposite side of the apparatus is similar in construction and performs similar functions as that side of the apparatus to be presently described, both sides being capable of mani ulating pieces'of material upon the rollers 8 eio tween the heads 1818. j j

Upon the foundations 3, 4, and 5, which aline with one another and with the centralmost roller 8 of the apparatus, I 'erectnertically-iisposed frames 29 29 29, said'frames r 5 supporting cylinders 30,'31, and 32,- transversely disposed with respect to the table which is formed of the longitudinal I-beams andthe transversely-dis osed rolls mounted on said I-hearns, the cylinders being located zo one above the other. In the cylinder 30 is mounted a piston-head33, said, head being provided with a piston-rd 34, which extends through the frame 29 and is secured in the head 18 by a key 35. lCommunicating with the cylinder 30 near one end is a water-receiving pipe 36 and near the other end a similar pipe 38, the pipe 36 having a valve 37 therein. rlhe pipe 36 acts as the water-inlet pipe, and the valve 38 as the water-outlet 3o pipe when the piston is moving in one direction, and when the piston is moving in the opposite direction pipe 38 acts as the pressure-pipe, while pipe 36 serves as the outlet- 3 5 p Iln the cylinder 31 is slidably mounted a tube 39, said tube extending through the frame 29 and connecting with the lower end A of the cylinder 26.

o the upper end of the cylinder 26, as at 41. The cylinders 31 and 32 are provided with 'drain-plugs 42 42, whereby the cylinders may be readily cleansed. The forward ends of the cylinders are provided with water-inlet pipes 43 43, which supply said cylinders with water.

In the cylinder 26 is mounted a pistonhcad 44, of a conventional form ,said head having a piston-roi 45, connecting with a cross- 5o head 46. '.lhe ends of the cross-head 46 are provided with depending turning-bars 47 47,

' said bars extending through the verticallydisposed openings 20 2() of the head 19and being guided in said openings by the lugs or brackets 21 21 an'l the pins 22 22, which serve functionally as rollers. The lower ends of the turning-bars are enlarged, as at 48, and )rovided with beveled edges 49 49, the enlarged end and beveled edges of the turning- 6o bars serving t-o turn a piece of material upon the rollers 8 when thiJ turning-bars are elevatefl.

As both sides of the a paratus are identical invconstructiomas lpieretofore stated, l. will simply describe the operation of one side In the cylinder 32 is also. mounted a tube 40, said tube connecting withof the apparatus hand side, which is clearly illustrated and which is adapted to manipulate a piece of material to turn it to the left. The cylinder 30 andits ap purtenant parts serve functionally as a hydraulic cylinder for moving the head 18 back and forth u4 on the guideways ,19 10, the operation of tlliis cylinder being controlled by a conventional form of valve. The raising and lowering of the turning-bars 47 is controlled by the cylinders 31 and 32. When water enters the cylinder 3] it passesl through the-tube 39 to the cylinder 26, forces the head 44 upwardly, and raises the crosshead 46, carrying the turning-bars. As these bars travel upwardly they engage the under side of the piece 'of material upon the rollers 8 8 and turnthe same to the left upon its side. When the piston-head 44 travels upwardly within the cylinder 26, water carried Within .the cylinder above the piston-head is' ,forcedY into the cylinder 32, and, assuming that the Water ispermitted to recer e from beneath the piston-head 44 into the' cylinder 31, the water within the cylinder 32 serves to force the head. 44 downwari'ily, returning it to its normal position. The cylinder 32 simply serves for this purpose of returning the piston-head 44, and in slidably mounting the tubes 39 and 40 withn their respective cylinders I am enabled to adjust the head 18 irrespective of the cylnders 30 to 32, inclusive, thus being able to manipulate a piece of material upon the rollers 8 8 irrespective of the position they assume relative to the heads 18 18.

By the novel construction of my improved apparatus I am enabled to longitudinally adjust the heads 18 18 to engage a piece of material, while the rollers 8 8 are adapted to shift the piece of material longitudinally of the apparatus, and when the rollers are made of a sullicientwidthmore than one piece of material can be manipulated at one time upon the apparatus.

The entire apparatus is constructed of strong and durable metal, whereby it will withstand thc rough usage to which it is subjected, particularly by large and heavy pieces of material being manipulated upon the apparatus.

.l ro not care to ronline myself to the Size, proportion, and minor details of construcl t'fons, as such changes as are permissible by the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. What l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a i'iianipulator, the combination with rollers, and guideways mounted between said rollers, a head slidably mounted upon said guideways, a cylinder carried by said head, a eisten sidably mounted within l said cylinderdepen( ing-turning-bars raised for instance, the right-- and loweredby said piston-head, a frame mounted adjacent to said rollers, cylinders supported by said frame, a piston-rod mounted in one of said cylinders and connectin with saidhead to niove said head upon sai guideways, tubes extending into the ot-her of said cylinders and connecting with the firstnamed cylinder, substantially as described.

2. In a manipulator, a table comprising a suitable support and a lurality of rollers transversely arranged t 1ere-on, guidcways arranged transversely of the support, a head slidably mounted on said gnideways, a vertically-disposed cylinder mounted on said h'cad, a piston therein having its rod extending throu h the upper end of the cylinder, a cross-head on said rod, turning-hars suspended from said cross-head, a plurality of transversely-disposed cylinders arranged adjacent the table, a iiston in one of said cylinders having its ro connected to said head,

and tubes communicating with the vertical extending into the others ofl cylinder and said horizontal cylinders.

3. In a manipulator, a table embodying a support and a plurality of rollers arranged transversely of the support, guideways arranged transversely of the support, a head mounted to slide on said guideways and having upwardly-extending brackets, a cylinder mounted on said head, a piston in said cylinder having its rod extendlng through the upper end of the cylinder, a cross-head on sind rod, turning-liars suspended from -suid crossthrough the slidin head and guided by sai brackets, and hy raulic means for actuating the sliding head and the piston in said vertical cylinder to operate the E turning bars. I f

l 4. In a manipulator, a work-receving i table, a head mounted thereon, a vertica cyl l head and extendingl i inder carried by said head, a piston within g said cylinder having its rod extending through t the upper end of the cylinder, a cross-head on said rod, turning-bars carried by lsaid, erosie-v head and extending through the sliding head, l and hydraulic means foraetuating the slidl ing head and the piston in s'aid vertical Cylinl der for operating the turning-bars.

5. In a mani ulatorfor ingots, the combi- I nation of a wor -receiving table, a slidabl mounted head, a c linder carried by t 1e head, a piston in sai cylinder havin its rod l extending.,r through the end of the cy inder, a cross-head on said rod, turning-bars carried lay-said cross-head and extending throughthe slidable head and hydraulic means for operating the sliding head to move it across the l work-receiving table and other hydraulic l means for actuating the piston to operate the turning-bars. 'f

In testimony whereof Ifaix my signature t in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. WEBER.

` Witnesses: C. KLOSTERMANN, l JonN SrnvnNsoN. 

